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CDUS41 KAKQ 300533
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
132 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         81    216 PM  98    1941  79      2       76       
  MINIMUM         53    515 AM  37    1936  59     -6       60       
  AVERAGE         67                        69     -2       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 1984   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.73                      3.72   0.01     2.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.77                     10.99  -1.22     8.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.58                     17.52  -2.94    11.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      5.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      5.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  101                        78     23       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    922                       860     62      722       
  SINCE JUL 1   3575                      3909   -334     3801       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         6     -4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        95    -47      271       
  SINCE MAR 1     74                       136    -62      340       
  SINCE JAN 1     77                       137    -60      340       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        98      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 30 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM EDT   SUNSET   824 PM EDT   
MAY 31 2005...........SUNRISE   550 AM EDT   SUNSET   824 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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